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Even though some new studies are questioning it, experts still have good reason to believe that eating less salt is a smart move for most people in the U.S.

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Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease: Further Evidence Supporting the American Heart Association Sodium Reduction Recommendations

Editorial/Opinion
2012 Dec 11

The study says that even though some recent research questions low-sodium diets, those studies have problems, and the overall evidence still strongly supports eating less salt for better heart health.

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Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease: Further Evidence Supporting the American Heart Association Sodium Reduction Recommendations

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DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318279acbf

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Some recent studies say cutting salt might not help, but they have big flaws—so we probably shouldn't change public health advice based on them.

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Eating more salt might increase your chances of heart problems as you get older — one big analysis found people who eat a lot of salt have about a 19% higher risk than those who eat less.

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Eating less salt may help people live longer and avoid heart-related deaths, according to studies that combined results from many other studies.

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Eating less salt can help lower your blood pressure a little bit — on average, by about 3-4 points for the top number and 1-2 points for the bottom number, based on studies of many different people.

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Eating too much salt is behind about one in three high blood pressure cases around the world and may be linked to nearly 2 million deaths every year. Cutting back on salt can help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart problems and early death.

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